Toy vehicle



Jau 9 1923; J Mmmm.

H. S. GRISWOLD.

TOY VEHICLE.

FILED NOV, 26,1921.

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.l lltl *application tiled November t6, i921.. tferial tl'o. 51mm?.

To ull/whom t may concern:

i lolo it known that ll, lllanvnr i., Gnrswonn,

u citizen oit the United States, residing at .r

Pontiac, in the county oi Oakland and `etats oi Michigan, have invented centain new and 'useful improvements in Vloy Vehicles, ontv trame, an axle: having a crank portion, and.

a link connecting the crank portion of the axle and the seat. j

.du object of the present invention is the provision of a childls toy 'vehicle oi simple construction and light weight, which is suil iiciently strong to stand the wear and tear to which it is subjected. j

it further object is the provision oi a toy vehicle or' this type in which the seat is `mounted in brackets carried by the trame and is adjustable in said brackets to vary thc distance between the seat and the trame,

j the link being correspondingly adjustable.

ln the accompanying drawings, l have shown one embodiment of the invention. lin this showing:

Figure l is a side elevation,

Yligure 2 is a top plan view,

liigure 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3-3 of ligure 2,

ligure l is a front elevation, and,

` Figure 5 is a detail view of the front fork supporting member.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral l designates the side ubars oi the Jframe which are spaced :trom each other at the rear oi' the vehicle, and converge forwardly. 'lhese sidebars are provided with bearing members 2 at their rear ends 'lier the reception of arear aXle 3. Wheels 4f are secured to this axle in any suitable manner, and revolve therewith. The iront ends oithe side members are arranged parallel to each other, and are slightly spaced for the reception oit arms 5, carried by a sleeve 5. lhe ends ot the side bars are provided with openings adapted to a line with opening T in the arms 5 through which suitable bolts or other fastening members are passed to retain the parts in assembled position. it iront fork 8 is provided with an arm extending through the sleeve 6 and a nut 9 is arranged on the outer end of this arm to retain the fork in position. lli iront wheel i0 is mounted in this 'fork Suitable toot rests 'll are arranged on each side o'j the tork.

The vehicle is provided with a seat i2, conij'brising a sul'istantially dat plate enlarg- `6G ed at the rear, as shown inlligurc 2 ot the drawings. it. second plate i8 entends upwardly from the plate l2, adjacent the iront, and this plate may be formed in the shape oi a horses `head or other suit-able character. Suitablehand grips 14. are arranged on the verticalplate 13, and in the presentshowing,

lthese handfgrips form the Vhorses ears. rllhe seat is provided with af pair oi' bracket members l5, arranged on opposite sides in# termediate the iront and rear and these bracket members are adapte-d to be pivotally received in an arm- 16 of a bracket hav ing an arm 17 which is secured to the side bars. As shown, the arm 16 is Yformed in 75 two sections, each of which is provided with a plurality oi openings 18 for the reception of bolts 19. By varying the position of the bolts, the distance between the seat and the` 'trame may be changed. rl"he 80 horizontal arm l? or the bracket is provided with openings adapted to registerwith opere ings in the side bar 'tor the reception of bolts 20.

'llhe rear oi the seat is provided with an B5 extended. portion 21 adapted to receive an upper portion 22 of a link. The link is further provided with a lower portion 23, the end oi? which is formed into a bearing member 24C, adapted to be arranged. over a 90 crank portion Q5 of the rear axle. The two sections of the .link are each provided with a plurality oit openings 26 tor the reception oi' bolts 27. By varying the position of the bolts, the link may be adjusted when the 95 position ot the seat is adjusted.

lin operation, the ridersits upon the rear portion ot the seat, places his feet upon the foot rests 1]., and grasps the hand grips ifi. By rocking the body baer and forth, the seat is oscillated on its pivot and the move ment oft' the seat is transmitted to the rear axle 3, through the link sections 22 and 23, and the crank portion 25. rllhis movement propels the vehicle. By providing an adjustable seat. the vehicle may be used by children ot different ages and sizes, and may be adjusted trom time to time as the child becomes larger.

rllhe construction is very simple, eliminan il@ invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred examplev of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement or' parts may be resorted to Without` departing trom, the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

p IA claim:

l. A toy vehicle romprisingr a iframe7 a rear axle carried by said trame, said axle being provided with a crank portion, a seat disposed. above said trame7 brackets connecting said seat and said trame, eachot said brackets comprising;` a pair ot armsn one ot which is secured to the frame and the other of Which pivot-ally supports the seat, said arms being adjustable with respect to eaeh other, and an adjustable link connecting the seat and the crank portion of the rear axle'.

i 2. A toyl vehicle comprising a frame, a

Wheel mounted at one end oit' said frame7 an axle mounted at the opposite end ol' said trame, said axle being;v provided with a crank, Wheels carried h v said axle.r an elongated seat mounted above said trame. said seat being` provided intermediate its ends with integral dmvn-turnwl ears and an integral extension at one end.y a pair oit brackets, euch ot said brackets foin` prising an upper verti lal section pivotallj: connected at its upper end to one ot said ears and a lower L-shaped section having a vertical arm adjustably secured tothe upper section and a horizontal arm secured to said traine, and a link pivotalljv connected with said erank and the extension 0n said seat, said link being l`or1ned of a pair ot adjustable sections.

In testimony whereof l allix in v signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARVEY S. GRTSW'OLD. `Witnesses LOLA E. GRiswoLn, ELLA M. LoNG. 

